<Today was the day,> I thought as I  woke up this morning, exhaling loudly stretching my body and letting out the loudest “AHHH,” that  could be heard throughout the whole castle.  I jumped out of my silk laced mattress in a heartbeat, I could not contain my excitement! As I walked over to my mirror, I glanced quickly outside  my extraordinary marble balcony laced in red velvet curtains; noticing  how beautiful the kingdom looked today. The sun seemed to stretch over every inch of the kingdom leaving no darkness, none even in the merchants path which usually gets the least amount of sun. Looking at myself in the mirror at this point, “by the gods it must be a sign of my worthiness! Helios is going to watch after me today.”I exclaimed -
“PRINCE OKAFOR,” a familiar voice shrieked behind me.
“Viktor, my fathers most trusted advisor,”I respond back, <also most annoying>. Viktor now standing in my  doorway, looking like an old, decrepit hunchbacked man, crippled from his many wars, and what seems to be a lifetime of service to the Kingdom. <Come to think of it he had been a solider when my Grandfather was King as well, incredible. I give him a lot of shit but his loyalty is something I admire, and wish to see in all my people when I am King!>
“Prince Okafor, move along quickly now you know the King dislikes waiting.” Viktor said in his  old frail voice as he reached his warted wrinkled  hand towards me than back towards him a gesture that implies: “hurry your ass up!” In a more kindly way because he is not one to disrespect royalty.
“I am coming,” I shouted as walked out of the door, then down the hall still admiring how beautiful the kingdom looked today.
“By the gods,”Viktor muttered,  “It is such a magnificent day  today Prince Okafor,” Viktor said hopefully, “You will Slay the wretched bandit, who has been raiding our trades chariots this summer solstice!” My mouth opened to respond, “and than-” Viktor barked,” “-”you will go on your quest and fulfill your destiny!” After his praise I finally respond,
“Thank you Viktor the confidence you and the kingdom  have in me will surely lead me to prevail over this bandit and fulfill my destiny! The kingdom is shining as bright as ever, I feel I am one with the gods today especially Helios.” I said with confidence! Finally we arrive to the Throne room <which of course is on the opposite side of the castle than my bedroom.>
“Ahh my son Prince Khalil Okafor III,” King Okafor yelled proudly, sounding like the proudest Father and King in all the Lands.
“Yes my king I replied bravely.”
 “Today I will be sending you into the woods, to eliminate our bandit threat,” The King exclaimed looking more concerned than he did just moments before.  “I have absolute faith in you my son, I just want you to be careful also  don’t le-”

“Father, I am ready you do not have to lecture me you, should have sent me out after the first raid!” I let out  proudly. Everyones eyes in the room were focused on me staring me down with such intensity I felt I was on trail for betrayal!  I realized I had disrespected my father in front of his council, his wife -my mother-,as well as his head guards, I felt  ashamed. “Sorry,” I said voice cracking as I uttered the words “My King”. <I hated calling him that, but it was much more “respectful” than Father.>
“Now now, my son this is what I mean, one day maybe even one day soon you will be the king. However, now you are the prince, furthermore you will not interrupt me when I am speaking.”
 “As I was stating you will be going out into the woods with Rodrick and Adonis.”
<I wanted to interrupt him, I don’t need any baby sitters especially these two! I was defeating them in swordsmanship and hand to hand combat at the age of 16!> Rodrick was a Slim tall,  tender man with a pot belly! Not to mention his body shape doesn’t even make sense, as for Adonis he couldn’t be much taller than an adult goat and weighed as much as a cow! <Why these two!>
“ Two of the best soldiers in our army” King Okafor continued honorably, “They will be accommodating you just as a precautionary measure. I do not want to underestimate this threat. Now son if you would have restrained your outburst for several more moments, I would’ve gotten to why we had not sent you out sooner.  As most of you may not know  I had sent two of our best trackers Heckle and Kneckle with our chariots.” He announced. “After having a meeting with t King Ingrid, and Kind Obadu-” The kings  of the only two  kingdoms we make trade with “-during that meeting King Ingrid and King Obadu assured me they are not responsible for these raids. They further informed me they too have been attacked multiple times throughout the summer solstice  in the same manner. This is why I have sent Heckle and Kneckle  to follow our trade chariots to see if the surrounding kingdoms who we do not seek trade with are responsible for these raids or if King Ingrid and King Obadu were being deceitful. What we found out was not the news we were expecting, we have discovered a bandit has been living in the woods ransacking all three kingdoms!” “Like that fellow a while ago that was stealing from the other kingdoms and giving the treasures to the poor?” A council member shouted.  “ No, the king signed. <This is when I noticed the look in his eyes, I didn’t notice this before, the sadness he was feeling, it was pouring out of his eyes.’ “Kneckle reported this is quite the unpleasant fellow, I-”
“-Kneckle?!” I shouted, “What about Heckle?”
 <Heckle my best friend, for as long as I can remember!’>
“ Son” the King sighed. “I know this must be difficult for you to accept, but the bandit discovered Heckle and Kneckle on his trail after completing his raid on our chariots. After murdering-” his voiced cracked. “-After murdering every solider, he killed Heckle.” Numerous council members let out sighs of sadness,  one muttered:
“Oh no not Heckle”,  another said
“This can’t be true please gods not my nephew!”
“He then captured Kneckle,” he continued “He severed his arm and left him alive only to give us a message he carved into Kneckle’s back with a dagger” This is when every single person in the room’s jaws were on the floor literally, you could feel the energy leaving the room, like Hades himself was standing right beside us. “This message read: ‘leave me b’” the King let out, my mother gasped.  Im not sure if I was in shock or not, but I was unable to move a muscle throughout my entire body. My anger boiling through me I felt as if I were going to explode.
“I’LL HAVE HIS HEAD!” I blurted out intensely,
“Now now son,” the king said “do not let your anger get the best of you, that is every warriors downfall. Remember our training you are our strongest and most skilled warrior I have no doubt you will come back victorious!”
“YES MY KING!” I yelled proudly, “FOR THE GODS, AND FOR HECKLE!” I shouted.
 “FOR THE GODS AND FOR HECKLE!” Everyone in the room cheered.
A few minutes later after everyone had exited the throne room my father pulled me aside to speak to me.
“Today is the day my son, you must defeat this bandit, prove to the gods you are worthy enough to take on your destiny.” He said confidently “Here is the key that unlocks the golden chest in the throne room, there lays the prophecy scripture. The tale speaks once the young prince defeats the monster wreaking havoc to our kingdom, than and only than, will he complete his destiny.” I took the golden key from his old delicate hands; you can tell by my fathers shape he was never much of a warrior, he was short, plump, and pleasant. The type of king who is given things rather than having to take them.
“Thank you my King, I will not fail you.”

end of chapter one


Later that day we left the Kingdom of Okafor and set way for the location of the bandit provided to us on a map from Kneckle. <Poor Kneckle,he was in such bad shape when I seen him before I left. His left arm was completely severed from the shoulder looked as if the bandit ripped it out of its socket and the message carved into his body was beginining to scab and blister which was causing him tremendous pain. I can still hear him shrieking, just from the pain of marking an “X” on the map. I’ll get this bastard, I WILL HAVE HIS HEAD!> Clenching my fist, so tightly that my nails would soon draw blood from my palms I shout,
“Rodrick, Adonis!”
“Yes master?” They both replied.
“I don’t want either of you two getting in my way this bandit is mine, after all this wreckage he has caused to our kingdom - taking over twenty five soldiers lives! I WILL HAVE HIS HEAD I SWEAR BY THE GODS!”
“That was our plan all along,” Adonis replied confidently.
“You are the strongest warrior the lands have ever seen, you don’t need us for back up we are simply here to observe greatness - it’s an honor, my prince.” Rodrick said with a smirk on his face.
<That it is, Adonis, that it is…>
After about half a day passed and when we were closing in on the “X” on our map, Rodrick stepped on a twig and it snapped.
“Shhh,” I scowled, putting my index finger hover over my mouth. “If he found Heckle and Kneckle on his trail we are going to have to be more careful to not get discovered.”
 “Sorry master,” Rodrick said in a disappointed cracked voice.
“Its fine lets continue forward men…”
 It took about another half a day until we reached the first of the wreckages. “Whats that up there?” Adonis whispered.
“What?” I muttered.
“Up there on the road,” Rodrick said.
They were several meters ahead of me, in front leading the way, just in case the bandit tried to attack, I could flank him this way .
“It appears to be a chariot, Prince Okafor,” Adonis stated.
 “Is it one of ours?” Rodrick asked.
Now only a couple meters away from the brown wooden chariot; wheels broken in half, the door ripped off its hinges, decapitated decaying bodies covering the road. There laid one message written in blood on the chariots walls and all the surrounding trees: “Leave me b”
“It looks as if Zeus himself personally attacked this chariot,” I said aloud.
“By the gods,” 	Adonis cried, “What kind of monster would do this?!”
I examined the wreck more closely, noticing a symbol smeared in blood, I wiped my hand across to smear the blood away. It is still wet from the moisture in the air and dampness of the woods.
“Adonis, Rodrick, come have a look at this,” I demanded.
“What is it master?” They both answered simultaneously.
“Can you make out that symbol there?”
“No,” Rodrick replied.
“Here let me throw some ale on the blood, and wash it clear for you master,” Adonis insisted. <Ale, I thought to myself of course thats all you brought with you,>
“such a drunk,” I muttered quietly.’ As Adonis wiped the blood of chariots door, you could see a symbol of a shield; with a sword posed in the middle behind the shield, I could see words becoming visible as the blood he wiped away. “King Obadu” the seal read.
“Father was right, I said relieved. Our fellow kingdoms have not conspired against us.” “Continue forward men same way as before ill be fifteen meeter behind you”
Once Rodrick and Adonis were about twenty meters ahead of the prince on top of a hill, Rodrick whispered “glad we don’t have to worry about another war right?”
“Yes,” adonis said “thankfully, but I am becoming afraid of the enemy who lies ahead.”
“Don’t be a pussy,” Rodrick roared. “The king, the gods would be ashamed of you! Not to mention Prince Okafor the great is guiding us, who need I not remind you has never been defeated in combat I’ve never seen a challenger lay a single  scratched on him.”
“I know Rodrick but,” Adonis insisted. Most warriors in our kingdom are very old now, were old when he was a child, the surrounding kingdoms princes inherit their royalty and leadership, there hasn’t been a war in almost four decades… I just think we should be more carefu-“
-A shiny metal objects flies across the woods making  a fast “woosh” sound before crashing into the tree.- “What was that I yelled abruptly, towards Rodrick and Adonis.” I had not noticed how far behind I was.
“RODRICK,” Adonis screamed!
<I could hear them now they were right over the hills a few meters over the hill.> “ADONIS,” I screamed “RODRICK,” I am coming! When I got over the hill what I saw made my insides turn, instantly filling me with the rage and the hatred of hades himself. “Rodrick!” I let out only Rodrick was dead, his head was severed from his body laying on the floor his neck oozing blood.
“Prince Okafor,” Adonis yelped, hide at once the blade came out of nowhere and decapitated Rodrick, we had no idea what is was until it was to late.
“Calm Down,” I said calmly, the weapon is still stuck in the tree Adonis, and if he had another one he would have surely used it by now. Show yourself bandit you must feel the wrath of Prince Okafor and face your punishment in front of the gods!” I screamed reluctantly. All of a sudden you could hear branches snapping as someone was approaching, than the the snaps stopped,  a tall brolic man stepped from behind the trees.
“Can you fucking Idiots not read LEAVE ME B,” the man shouted
“Are you the bandit,” I demanded
“Bandit?” He questioned.
“Yes the bandit who has been raiding my kingdom, and the surrounding  kingdoms trade chariots?”
“Hmph” he said with a sly smirk, “I suppose that was me. However I am no bandit. You should’ve listened to the messages boy, I was seeking shelter this summer to heal a wounded shoulder, shitty for you that I ended up in between your three kingdoms but thats life shit happens kid.”
“Kid,” I protested “Do you know who you are speaking to I am Prince Okafor, I have never lost a battle I-
“Kid,” he interrupted. If your from any of these three kingdoms thats not an accomplishment, you will get no merit from me, these soldiers are pathetic, old, weak and have no skill, I am honestly surprised you weren’t  attacked already.”
“How dare you interrupt  the prince,” Adonis yelled. Then charged towards the bandit, the bandit did not move a muscle, it looked as if he was unfazed that man was running towards him blade drawn.
“Defend yourself coward,” Adonis screamed.
The bandit didn’t move he looked up again with another sly smirk, at this point adonis is within swinging distance, the bandit swung his leg, which happened instantly. All I heard next was the sound of bones cracking in half, like a skull was being pulverized by a mallet, than I heard a screech from Adonis as he flew fifteen feet to the right of the bandit into a tree. All in a blink of an eye
<hes dead for sure.>
“Told you pathetic,” The man said
“You killed my best friend you know that?” I said filling up with rage
“Agh, of course I did,” he said irritated.
“Do you think this is a joke you will die!” I screamed, and charged towards the bandit, again he did not draw his weapon he stood there as if he was unworried a warrior like me was attacking him.
“If this is how you choose to die, a death that was not noble so be it!”
I exclaimed as I jumped brought my sword behind the right side of my back gripping it with both hands and swung downward. All that was heard next was a loud clash of two metal swords connecting.
“Ho-how did you pull out your weapon and block that, and YOUR ONLY USING ONE ARM” I said with a puzzled look on my face. <this is when I noticed how defined this man truly was his muscles were protruding  from his arms, his veins bulging out his neck and arms, this was no ordinary man.>
“Ha” he laughed sarcastically, “you know I could train?” He said with our swords still in lock.
caught so off guard I didn’t say anything. <I could learn so much from this man and truly become the warrior I need to be for this quest, no no, I couldn’t do that this man had killed half my kingdom and thought it was a joke. I could nev->
“Just kidding,” he laughed, as he pulled his second sword from his waist  then swung it suddenly at the head of the prince decapitating him. His head now rolling off his neck onto the ground with his fellow soldiers.

end of chapter 2


Meanwhile back in the Kingdom of Okafor the king waits anxiously for the return of son
“I hope all is well,” the king thinks to himself.<  I don’t know what I would do if anything happened to my perfect son, the heir to this kingdom.> I feeling of guilt overwhelmed im.< Ive always pushed him so hard… look at him now though, the greatest warrior our lands have ever seen.> the king sighs, < He will be triumphant I’m sure of it !> he thought out loud

Now four days have passed sense prince Okafor set for his quest and he has still not returned. The king now paranoid send out eight  of his twenty remaining  soldiers.
“ Your mission is clear set out find my son and return him back to the kingdom safely, Im sure I am just worried and he is lost in the woods again.”
“Of course my King,” an old voiced creaked.
“It will be my honor,” another added.	as everyone exited the throne room the king was approached by his wife.
“ Yes, my dear,” I said reluctantly.
“I think your overreacting,” she said.
“You know how he gets sometimes, he hardly gets out and you know how he loves to explore when he’s out. Come to the bedroom and ill ease your my mind my king.”
“Of course my love I am the one to be paranoid its stressful being king at times,” I stressed as I got up and walked to the door of my bedroom-.<if only she knew all the battles I rejected, how much the boy was truly sheltered, I wanted him to be the strongest warrior  but not at the cost of losing him-.> I sighed, and laid my back to my golden silk mattress. My beautiful queen then climbed on top of me her small delicate hands on my pot belly chest, and inserted me inside of her with a moan. <her beauty was matched by only Venus herself, how lucky I was truly. Luck it was because if she had a choice she would never chose a man like me, she was tall, beautiful, and elegant. While I was short, ugly, and clumsy . As she made her third stroke downward- “AHH-,” I yelped.<that couldn’t have been more than thirty seconds.>
“See my king do you not feel more relaxed?” She said, smiling with a slight look of disappointment. < I don’t think she has once climaxed in all our twenty years of marriage.>
“ Yes my love, for I would be forever lost with out you.” I blurted as she walked out of the room.

The King then lays his head back onto his cotton pillows, and falls into a deep sleep. Several days pass, and still no word from the prince or the soldiers he sent out to find his son. Now marks day eleven sense Prince Okafor set out on his quest, the queen growing more concerned as well.
“King Okafor!” Viktor, shrieked as he ran in the throne room.
“King Ok-” Viktors head was being pulled back, as well as his throat slowly being sliced open. I sat puzzled in my seat, no one there as his blood squirted out of his neck onto the floor beneath my feet.
“Show yourself,” I managed voice cracking
“Haha well your no warrior,” a voice said laughing sarcastically”
Then out of thin air a man began to appear pulling something out of his bag. The man than pulled out the severed head of Rodrick, dropping it on the floor, proceeding to unbuckling his trouser whipping out his dick and pissing into the open mouth of Rodrick.
“ I believe you have been mistaken me for a bandit,” He said confidently. “Now before you continue, and try to sound the alarm or get your guards attention do know I have your son, and if you want him returned I have some demand.”
“Demands?” I muttered.
“Yes, first you should’ve just left me fucking alone,” he screamed “Can none of you pathetic excuse for warriors read?’“Secondly you will tell me what the fuck this golden key unlocks, and do not try to lie to me I will kill you your wife and than torture your son, he scowled  with a smile. Trust me I will know if your lying. Now lastly, this one might be the most difficult one for you-
<What could be more difficult than giving my sons destiny to you?>- what do you have two woman working this late in the castle?
“Yes, I said reluctantly.
“ Including your wife,” he said
“MY WIFE HOW DARE  YOU!” I screamed, as I stood up. Before I was able to stand I felt a knife to my neck and I was back in my throne.
“How dare I,” He screamed “How dare I, how many warnings were left I sent you back a message carved in your soldiers fucking back! You joke of a king, Ha  joke of a kingdom I take what I want unless someone can stop me, who sends out warriors without first assessing the threat or learning about your damn enemy! You’re lucky these three kingdoms are separated on this island away from the rest of the fucking world, or you wouldn’t even be alive!” He shouted, “you fat sack of shit you feel offended tell me are you going to do something about it or heed to my demands?” He said again with a sly grin. Pressing the blade deeper into my skin now piercing it.
“Yes,” I managed “ I’ll just need to speak to them before to inform them on whats going on.
“Very well, and if you try anything I will kill your wife and your son,” He said again smirking.
Taking the blade of my neck allowing me to get up only to sit in my throne.<how dare you, but I mustn’t he has my son my dear sweet prince.>
“I will escort you to them as well remember no funny shit,” he said anxiously.
The bandit kept his smile on his face as they made their way thru the castle until reaching the biggest room in the castle.
“ Do not attack,” I shouted. “He has prince Okafor hostage, do not engage the enemy and risk my sons life!
“Yes,” the bandit said. “Now I’m going to let your king go over and speak to his wife, if I see anybody move or even flinch I will kill you,” he said grinning.
“My love, Elsa and Gretchen, what I am about to ask will be the biggest sacrifice you could give to our kingdom and save prince Okafor.”
“What is it my king,” they all said simultaneously.
I took a deep breath, “he wants to have sex with all three of you for the safe return of the prince,” I said with disgust in my voice. “ I know its a lot to ask for but with out the prince im afraid we truly have no other choice but this or death so what will it be?”
“I’ll do it,” Elsa said with confidence
“Me too,” said Gretchen. I looked over at my wife disappointed I couldn’t protect her now she has to give up herself up to a stranger. “You don’t have to my love we can all die together a happy family,” I said with a tear forming out the corner of my eye.
“No, My king I must do this for our son.” She said confidently.
“Oh my,” the bandit shrieked. “Is this the chest the golden key opens? It must be it’s the only golden chest I seen around here.”
“Yes it is,” the king said reluctantly.
“Lets see whats inside here,” he said as he was opening up the chest. “What the fuck is this bullshit a fucking map you have a fucking map in a golden chest where is the gold, the treasures, the fucking fortune?!”
“Please if you would let me explain that map is the map to finding the “great power,” hidden deep in the tartarus island directly above the tartarus pit,” I said fearfully.
“Hmm,” he muttered as he he placed the map in his bag at the same time a guard tried to catch him off gaurd, but before anyone could even blink, there was metal pointed star thrown directly in between his eyes screaming as he fell to the floor, making a THUD sound.
“I told you boys not to try anything slick in risk of immediate death oh well, now Okafor where is your bedroom? He said with the same sly grin as before.
“Right next to the throne room,” I responded.”

Now back in the throne room King Okafor is speaking to his two guards from the ball rooms
Fredrick and Luke.
“I need you to go wake up all the guards in their sleeping quarters and wake up our commanders in their homes we must be ready to kill him when he is finis-”
- Two woman could be heard moaning so loud you would think there were being killed, but they weren’t it was obviously joyful screams.< Only two voices the loyalty in my wife, I could never make her scream like that thank the gods for her loya-> - “ahh, AHHH , AHHHHH the kings wifed screamed. Now adding a third voice to the moans. The kings men looked at their king ready to crumble before them.
“As I was saying get them and HURRY,” I said furiously.
“My King you know it will take time most of the commanders live at the entrance to the kingdom which is quite a distance-”
“ I don’t care gather the horses do whatever you need to do to speed up the process I will be waiting here.
Hours passed as he heard the bandit please his wife and her servants.< where the hell are they with reinforcements, we must take him alive as much as I want to kill him we need the location of my son,> as I looked up at the hour glass, “by the gods its almost morning and the moaning hasn’t stopped not even for a moment.” Then it finally stopped, my hades on earth had been ended. “Finally,” I shouted, as my bedroom door opened.
The bandit walks through the throne room door with the queen and her two servants stumbling unable to stand up straight leaning up against the columns.
“Well you kept your word I will keep mine and return your so-” -“ MY KING,” Luke shouts as he bum rushes thru the throne room doors
“THEY’RE ALL DEAD, HE KILLED THEM ALL, EVERYONE IN THE KINGDOM,” Luke shouted, now panting with his hands on his knees. He pointed to the bandit,
“he killed everyone and left traps in random houses, thats what took me so long. Fredrick died after we went thru the soldiers barracks, he set a booby trap in the house, I had to be extra careful my king. I wanted to report back but I had to keep checking those where my friends, my family out there but no-one is alive NO-ONE.” Luke said with the look of fear in his eyes body still trembling.
“I- is is this true?!” I managed
“Hmph, I wanted you to see that after I left, oh well if you would have listened all this would have been avoived. Yes I did kill everyone in your kingdom, but the question is do you want your son back?
“Yes!” Everyone in the room screamed
“Loved quite a lot is he?” The bandit asked.
“Yes he is,” I replied.
The bandit then reached his hand in his bag and pulled the severed head of prince Okafor.
“ I told you I’m a man of my word, I am returning your son,” he said laughing holding the severe head by his hair.”
“No, no not my son. NO! She screamed as she fell to the floor. “Why gods why do this to me why punish me more!”
I couldn’t say anything I stood there jaw dropped in shock. <my son my perfect boy gone, killed by this lunatic.>
“Now I have a question you see this look he has on his face, this look of fear how his mouth is wide open eyes expanded he watched me kill him, and now you can see what you did, why did you send this child out unprepared. He truly thought he was a great warrior in reality he was nothing, his death and the death of your kingdom are on your conscious not mine.” The bandit implied. “ You as a king should have not held back and let your child face and assess real threats instead you let his head get big until it eventually exploded HAHAHA! You deserve this you can either start a new or end it same choice I was once given now look at me. Now here is your son.”
He tossed the head over to the king, as the king reached out to catch his son severed head, the bandit kicked Luke in the head killing him instantly.
“Thats for ruining my surprise,” he proclaimed as he went to exit the door.
“Please let me come with you,” the queen shouted as she tried to get up falling again back on the floor, now tugging at his knees. “Please take me I lost my son I can’t live here with him I was forced to marry him I had no choice I have never had anyone make me feel the way you make me feel,” she protested. The bandit raised his fist  and smacked the queen with the back of his hand,
“How dare you, I have no room for disloyalty,” he let out.
As he walked out the door I managed “wh-who who are you?”
“Oh me, thank you for finally asking I am Elkazhar,” He said with a grin.


end of chapter 3